Inspiring Doctrinal Innovation (IDI)

Contest Winners 

Sponsored by: The Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education &
Air University Innovation Accelerator (AUiX)

2023 Winners

1ST PLACE WINNER

Lt Col Matthew Barry (USAF)

Organizing for Mission Command

Lt Col Matthew Barry is an Air Force pilot with multiple combat deployments in the U-28. He is currently assigned to the Strategic Execution Group at Headquarters Air Force

2ND PLACE WINNER

LTC Brian Blain (USMC)

USAF Mission Command: Cultural, Organizational and Operational Change to Meet Future Demands

3RD PLACE WINNER

Maj Jerome Limoge III (USSF)

Planning to Fail: Operational Persistence Through Mission Command

2022 Winners

1ST PLACE WINNER

Major James Schmitt

No More Stovepipes: Unifying Air Operations Planning Doctrine to Enable Multirole Mission Success

Major James Schmitt is an MQ-9 weapons officer and currently serves on the Headquarters Air Force staff. He recently returned from a deployment as the AFCENT Chief of Weapons and Tactics.

2ND PLACE WINNER

Lt Col Abby Barger

The Future is Irregular. Our Doctrine Should be Too

3RD PLACE WINNER

Erin Grenier

Modernizing Information Operations Doctrine to Meet New National Security Needs

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Mr. Joseph (Bill) DeMarco
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Mr. Tony Montelepre
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Mr. Jeremy VanEgmond
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Major Nicholas (BADGER) Underwood
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